English Explanatory Dictionary

flying mouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any species of rodent in the genus Idiurus, native to parts of tropical Africa, which have the ability to glide.
  2. An input device like a mouse that can be lifted from a surface and moved in three dimensions.

Word forms

flying mouse flying mice

Etymology

Compare Russian лету́чая мышь (letúčaja myšʹ, “flying mouse”).

Derived words

long-eared flying mouse
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